Toy propeller and top



Aug. 27, 1935. O H, BENNETT 2,012,750

TOY PROPELLER AND TOP Filed Dec. 20, 1933 Elma/M01 Patented Aug. 27, 1 935 v g 7 v r TOY PROPELLER AND TOP- Oliver H.'Bennett, Jamestown, N; Dak. I 7 h Application December i20, 1933, SerialiNo. 703,2,95 :2 Claims, (Ql.46'32)' v Thisinvention relates to an'improvedcombined Rotatably and detachably, mounted on theyoke toy propeller and top. I V I is a top which is indicated generally by thenue One object of the invention is to provide a demeral 6.- Theto'pincludes astem -7 which extends H vice of this character'whereinthe-propeller em through the arms Land 5 at right angles et *5 ployedwill be supported in such a manner that it and'near their outer ends. The stem is'o'f suffi- 5 will-'be-perinitted-toascend Vertically after a spin- "cient'length so that its'upper end terminates a ning operation. Q I I slightgdistancew past the outside o-i'the arm 4. 1 One objec't of the invention is to provide a como med in the fi d edalited dispeeal heal [I bined toy propellerand top employingafly-wheel the inner face of the armti is' an..o ening 8 ex- 10 which isfdetachable for permitting the to to spin nd n at r h angles to thelength f aid in. 10

on the floor. o :The stem carries .a .diskfiiwhich is substantiallyj Another object of th inventi n i t provide semi-elliptical in vertical crosssection. The disk a combined toy propeller and top utilizing the fly- :is mounted on said stem so'that the lower end wheel in connection with the-"top" so that a greater 0f the stem projects below the :disk' to. provide 'a revolving speed may heimioart'ed to the propeller p n p intf 'sa dt pk It h uld be u d r 15 t pghnif; t stayjng'ifl-fih' airror against the cei1 stood that the stemis mounted inithe yoke so as ingo'f aroo m-f orarelatively long period of time, to be freely rotatable and readily detachable A further object or the invention isto provide t e m e p m be f e woo 1'ieh acombinedtoypropellerandtop, thepropeller of We ght metal, or other'suit'able mat h i which isso formed that it will ot be ermitted hetaohablyrseoured o th' upp'er e d portion 20 to-slip sideways duringits"'ascension, thus retaint eem s flliewheell Which i formed ing'the top in arelatively small area. of a relatively heavy metal. .The fiy-wheel is de--v A further object'bf th fin'ventie i -t p e tachablysecuredto the'stem by meansof a set a n d toy iolopelleh and top wherein th screw 1 I. Formed in theface of the ily-wheel is propeller is detachable along with the fly-wheel "eleqhefe Becket l2; The fly-Wheel is adapted 130 be 25 for permitting independentspinning of the top mounted I10 l afiewith the Stem anddisk-fT he and release th r f from th h dl stem is provided with a spinning string I3 which And a still further; object of the invention is to is, as wn in Figure W nd about the stem 1 provide a device of this character which will be between the arms '4 and 5 0f the y W its characterized by the utmost simplicity and which inner d ex ending thro h the p g 8 and 30 I will provide a highly pleasing entertainment for remevehly anchoredtheleih- A g ma children. a ual engagement, is provided on the outer end of Still further and incidental objects of the in- The String- It W he und tood tha the unvention, not specifically enumerated inthe forewinding of the string 3 m e te will going, will be apparent as the description of th Cause rapid rotation of said stem which will, of 35 invention pr0ceeds course, be imparted to the disk and to the fly- My invention is illustrated in the accompanying Wheel When the Y- is not p d a d 7 drawing, wher i the device used merely as a handle and top, and

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view showing my the st in as n as d, th t m f the top 40 device as it would appear ready for use, aportion Will be permitted to Op thlellgh he y to a 0 of the handle employed being shown in elevation, 11001 other Surface upon Which it Willihe P Figure 2 is a top plan view of my device, mittedto Spin until t runs d wn. Figure 3 is a top plan view of the fly-wheel em- Deteehably mounted on the handle is a p oployed, nd I peller [5. The propeller is provided with a cir- Figure} 4 is plan View howing t t as t cular depending flange l5 and blades ,I! which 45 would appear detached from the handle. are t qu entire p ll may b Referring now more particularly t me formed from a single piece of sheet, metal and panying drawing wherein like numerals of refp d and bent into Shape e p p er iS erence designate like parts throughout the sevp e axially thereof i a ub av a eral views, the numeral I indicates in general the Squared lewel e Which is adapted fi dea 50 handle of my device which is formed of wood or taohably Within the ke H in the y-w l 0. other suitable material. The handle is enlarged The upper end of the hub is formed to define a at its inner end to provide a body 2' which is cut point 20 which is adapted to impinge on the ceilv away to define a yoke 3 having spaced parallel ing of a room, or the like. As best seen in 'Fig- I arms 4 and 5. I ure 1, the lower end of the squared portion l9 of the stem to continue rotation after the propeller will ascend tothe ceiling. The propeller will spin upon the ceiling until some of its momentum is lost, when it will gradually descend and spin upon the floor until completely run down.

Momentum imparted by the flywheel will cause rises and the string will be partially wound in a reverse direction' upon the stem. Therefore, .when a quick pull is exerted upon the string the stem will be rotated in the original direction and the string will be first unwound and then partially or entirely rewound upon the stem. It will thus be seen that the flywheel ID will aid in re-' winding the spinning string I3 after a spinning operation, and that by the time the-stem stops rotating, the string will be completely-wound thereon and will be ready to be spun again.

.In view of the fact that I have'employed the flange I6 in conjunctionwith the propeller, said flange will prevent lateral shifting movement so that the propeller will be'permitted to ascend and descend substantially vertically. This flange will also prevent bending or breaking of the blades ll and-will tend toprevent damage to objects with whichthe toy may come in contact.

' Itshould be understood that, if desired,;th

top and flywheel may be removed from the yoke and the flywheel then again fitted upon the stem close to the disk and the device used as a yo-yo toy..-

it isbelieved that a reading of the foregoing description will render entirely apparent that I haveprovided a toywhich will be highly amusing.

and at the same time durable and cheap in manufacture.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1'. A convertible device of the character described, comprising a handle having a body formed witha yoke, a top having a stem rotatably engaged through the yoke, a disk carried by thestem below the yoke, a weighted fly wheel of appreciably greater diameter than the stem detachably carried by the stem above the yoke and projecting upwardly therefrom whereby the upper portion of the stem receiving bore of the fly wheel forms a socket, a propeller having a central shank detachably engaged in the socket of the fly wheel, and a string adapted to be wound upon the stem between arms of the yoke and V quickly unwound therefrom when pulled from its outer end for rotating the top whereby said propeller will be rapidly spun and projected upwardly from the socket of the fly wheel during the spinning operation.

. 2..A convertible device of the character described comprising a handle having a yoke at one end including upper and lower arms formed. with alined openings, a stem rotatably engaged through the openings inthe arms of said yoke and projecting. above and below the arms, a disk of appreciably greater diameter than'the stem rigidly carried by the stem'below the lower arm in spaced relation to the lower end of the stem, a weighted fly wheel detachably connected with the stem above the upper arm and-formed with a center opening open at its upper end, the stem being. releasably secured in the opening of the flywheel with its upper end'spaced from the upper end of the opening whereby the portion of the opening above the stem forms a socket open at its upper end, the said socket being non-circular in cross section, a propeller'having a hub formed at one end'with a spinning point and at its otherv end being reduced to form a shank loosely received in the socket of the fly wheel and conforming to the cross sectional shape thereof, said propeller having blades radiating from the'hub and a rim about the outer ends of the blades, and a string adapted to be wound about the stembetween the arms of the yoke and quickly unwoundfor rotating the top and propeller wherebydisengagement of .the propeller from the-fly wheel and ascension of the propeller will take place. a OLIVER H. BENNETT. [L. 5.] 

